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House Hansard - 42

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 21, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 42 - Mar/21/22
Mr. Matt Jeneroux (Edmonton Riverbend, CPC)
  • Mar/21/22 2:34:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, all the programs the minister just spoke of fall under the CMHC. The CMHC is a government agency that, according to its website, is driven by one goal, housing affordability for all, yet newly revealed documents show that CMHC employees received $48 million in bonuses in the last year. The average home price went up 21% in the last year. How can the minister award the CMHC bonuses, when Canadians cannot afford to buy a home?
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Context: House Hansard - 42 - Mar/21/22
Mr. Dan Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, CPC)
  • Mar/21/22 2:35:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, so many Canadians are struggling to find an affordable place to rent, let alone purchase a home. Why? It is because home prices have doubled since the Liberals took office, and they are up 43% since 2019 alone. Over the past two years, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, which reports to the Minister of Housing, has given out $48 million in bonuses. Did the minister personally sign off on these bonuses, or is he simply going to try to pass the blame onto someone else?
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Context: House Hansard - 42 - Mar/21/22
Mr. Dan Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, CPC)
  • Mar/21/22 2:37:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this minister is supposed to be the Minister of Housing not the minister for “show me the money”. What performance metrics could possibly justify doling out $48 million, an average of more than $12,000 per employee, to over 93% of employees during an affordable housing crisis? Will the minister show some spine and cancel these bonuses, or will he do what he always does and just blame the opposition for what happens on his watch?
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